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Immigration

A recent POLITICO poll conducted April 11th – 14th found that 51 percent of Americans think President Trump’s immigration agenda is “too aggressive”, with 26 percent saying they think his immigration agenda is “about right” and 11 percent saying it’s “not aggressive enough.”

Among Asian adults, 60 percent indicating that it is “too aggressive”, with 28 percent indicating “about right” and 6 percent “not aggressive enough”.

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The Trump Presidency

Most recent REALCLEAR Politics polling average
(April 29 – May 20)
shows that President Trump’s job approval rating
hits a second-term low at -18.8%,
39.6 approve to 58.4 disapprove.

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2026 Midterm Elections

Five recent national surveys, Atlas Intel, Emerson College, Yale Youth Poll, Generation Lab, and Harvard Youth Poll, find that a narrow majority (50-55%) or a plurality of American adults and of young adults would vote for the Democratic candidate if the midterm election for the House of Representatives were held today.
Among Asian adults, a substantially higher percentage (56-79%) would vote for the Democratic candidate. A narrow majority of young Asian adults indicate the same.

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AAIPP Surveys

The First 100 Days of President Donald Trump’s Second Term:
Views of AAPI Voters (May 2025)

2024 Post-Election Survey
(November 2024)
AAPI Voters Shifted Rightward in their Presidential Vote Choice and have Mixed Views on Policy of Mass Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants

First 100 Days 2024 Post-Election
Asian American Institute for Public Policy - AAIPP Demographic Census

Demographic

Immigration is driving the nation’s modest post-pandemic population growth, new census data shows.
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Opinion

Key policy matters are posted here for the purpose of informing and encouraging thoughtful policy discussions.
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POLICY ISSUES

AAIPP’s policy interests cover several broad areas - Select published opinion writings on key policy matters are welcome for the purpose of informing and encouraging thoughtful policy discussions.
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AAIPP Bulletin

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Published eleven times a year, this data - driven newsletter covers the latest of certain pressing national policy issues and their implications to Asian Americans.

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Democracy & Voting

AAPI Adults Identify Priorities and Expectations for 2026
AAPI Data / AP-NORC (January 22, 2026)
 
Beyond MAGA: A Profile of the Trump Coalition
More in Common (January 2026)
 
The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA
Manhattan Institute (December 1, 2025)
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Economic Well-being

Living at the Margins: Barriers to Legal Support for New York City’s Asian Communities
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (April 1, 2026)
 
Priced Out: Relocation Amidst California’s Affordability Crisis
California Policy Lab of the University of California (March 30, 2026)
 
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Mass Deportation: What’s at Risk in New York
Fiscal Policy Institute, Immigration Research Initiative (January 23, 2025)
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Education

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2024
U.S. Census Bureau (September 3, 2025)
 
More Students Than Ever Learning Asian American History as 23 States Adhere to Asian American History Requirements
Committee of 100 (August 28, 2025)
 
Racial Attitudes Among Asian American Parents and Their Influence on School Choice
Tiffany Wu, Adriana Villavicencio, Verenisse Ponce Soria
Harvard Educational Review (December 10, 2024)
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Health & Wellness

AAPI adults have more confidence and trust in medical professionals like doctors and scientists than government officials, and most are stressed about health concerns
AAPI Data/AP-NORC (May 4, 2026)
 
Emerging Trends in Texas ACA Marketplace Enrollment for 2026
Shao-Chee Sim & Elena M. Marks
Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University (April 29, 2026)
 
This hidden kind of stress may be damaging your memory as you age
Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (April 2026)
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Immigrants / Immigration

Indian Immigrants in the United States
Migration Policy Institute (April 15, 2026)
 
Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994 – 2023
Cato Institute (February 3, 2026)
 
AAPI adults see benefits of immigration, most oppose current enforcement practices
AAPI Data/AP-NORC (March 23, 2026)
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Race Matters

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STAATUS Index 2026 Report: Attitudes Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
The Asian American Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago (May 2026)
 
Closing Doors, Widening Harms: The State of Anti-AA/PI Hate in 2025 
Stop AAPI Hate (May 2026)
 
AAJC Analysis of Preliminary 2025 FBI Data
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (April 17, 2026)
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U.S. & China Relations

Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future
Dan Wang
Norton (August 26, 2025)
 
China’s Sanctions Gambit: Formal and Informal Economic Coercion in the Second Trade War
Audrye Wong, Viking Bohman, and Victor Ferguson
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (June 18, 2025)
 
Negative Views of China Have Softened Slightly Among Americans
Pew Research Center (April 17, 2025)
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General Reference

The AANHPI Effects: Content and Fandom
Nielsen (May 7, 2026)
 
The United States at 250: How the Country Has Changed in the Past 50 Years
Pew Research Center (March 25, 2026)
 
State of Chinese Americans Survey 2025: Where are you really from?
Committee of 100 / NORC (March 2026)
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Amplify Asian American Voice & Thought Leadership

The Asian American Institute for Public Policy (AAIPP) is a nonprofit public policy organization dedicated to advancing equality and full participation for Asian Americans.  It works to amplify Asian American voice and thought leadership to address community concerns and to contribute pragmatic solutions to vital social, economic, and political issues in America. Through an inclusive perspective and a balanced approach, AAIPP seeks to promote reasoned dialogue and informed policy discourse that is guided by data, empirical research and critical analysis.

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